Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

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cultural heritage monument former imperial residence museum building royal palace tourist attraction

The Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg was the principal royal residence of the Russian emperors and a grand Baroque symbol of imperial power, now part of the Hermitage Museum complex.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg	1
Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire canonical	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural heritage monument ⓘ former imperial residence ⓘ museum building ⓘ royal palace ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
address	Palace Square, Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
architect	Bartolomeo Rastrelli NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabethan Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Catherine the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas II of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtFor	Empress Elizabeth of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ
city	St. Petersburg ⓘ surface form: Saint Petersburg
constructionEnd	1762 ⓘ
constructionStart	1754 ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ
currentUse	museum building of the State Hermitage Museum ⓘ
formerFunction	official residence of the Russian tsars ⓘ
function	principal royal residence of the Russian emperors ⓘ
hasColor	green and white ⓘ
hasFeature	chapel ⓘ elaborate Baroque façade ⓘ grand staircase ⓘ ornate interiors ⓘ state rooms ⓘ throne rooms ⓘ
height	about 30 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Russia ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Petersburg ⓘ surface form: Saint Petersburg
material	marble interiors ⓘ stone ⓘ stucco ⓘ
notableRoom	Jordan Staircase NERFINISHED ⓘ Large Throne Room NERFINISHED ⓘ Malachite Room NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Small Throne Room NERFINISHED ⓘ St George Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfFloors	3 ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
operator	State Hermitage Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
overlooks	Neva River NERFINISHED ⓘ Palace Square NERFINISHED ⓘ
owner	Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Hermitage Museum complex NERFINISHED ⓘ State Hermitage Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantEvent	February Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ October Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ storming of the Winter Palace in 1917 ⓘ
symbolizes	autocracy of the Russian Empire ⓘ imperial power of Russia ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedAs	residence of the Romanov dynasty ⓘ seat of imperial court ⓘ site of state ceremonies ⓘ

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Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaevich of Russia → birthPlace → Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire ⓘ

Russian Baroque architecture → notableWork → Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire ⓘ

this entity surface form: Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg